Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Richard W. Wilcke has been named the director of the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program. Wilcke, a faculty member since 1995, succeeds Robert Lawrence, who recently retired after 18 years as head of the program.
Since the
In an act that went against the recommendations of the Secretary of Agriculture and two prominent veterinary groups, on Sept. 7 Congress voted 263-146 to end horse slaughter in the United States. House members also defeated two amendments that
Kentucky has performed random testing for blood-doping antibodies in racehorses of all breeds for more than a year, but now it’s testing for the actual proteins, a process that could put more teeth in penalties.
The Kentucky Horse Racing
A bill to end horse slaughter for human consumption passed the U.S. House of Representatives Sept. 7 with a final vote of 263-146. Two amendments to alter the bill both failed to pass.
If the bill
A subcommittee of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council has recommended going forward with two studies–one that could lead to establishment of withdrawal times or threshold levels for therapeutic medications and one analyzing the medication
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Sept. 7 on a bill that would end horse slaughter for human consumption. With the vote drawing near, those on both sides of the issue have been trying to garner last-minute support.
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The USDA’s Office of the Secretary sent the following letter to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture today listing the reasons why it opposes H.R. 503.
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of the
The horse industry across Canada for the past couple of years has been a bit like a ship in stormy seas. It has been buffeted about, with some of the waves splashing over to its neighbor to the south, but it is now finding itself in calmer
Because protecting the health and welfare of the horse is one of the American Association of Equine Practitioner’s (AAEP) core missions, the association has a standing committee of equine veterinarians dedicated to continuously monitoring issues
One of the major problems with EVA is how easily it can be transferred from one horse to another. Of course there is the respiratory route, where nasal secretions spread the virus from horse to horse through a barn or training stable.
In late July, two House subcommittees heard testimonies from horse industry leaders on H.R. 503, a bill to ban horse slaughter. On July 27, Agricultural Subcommittee members voted 37-3 to send the bill to the House floor and strongly recommended
The Appaloosa Horse Club is offering members an opportunity to register eligible Appaloosas over two years of age for the reduced rate of
News Channel 5 in Nashville, Tenn., reported on Saturday (Aug. 26) the postponement of the 68th annual Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration due to a soring controversy. The trainers’ association suspended the celebration after federal inspectors
The HorseTV Channel is set to introduce its new broadband channel, HorseTV Access, with a free six-day special presentation featuring the network?s 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games coverage beginning September 4. The WEG presentation is a ?Free
The veterinarian treating sprint champion Lost in the Fog for cancerous tumors said Friday that the colt has “a reasonable chance” of reducing them to a size that’s conducive for chemotherapy or surgery.
Dr. Gary Magdesian, chief of
A survey of buyers of Thoroughbred weanlings, yearlings, and 2-year-olds discovered that surgeries to correct conformation defects have a significant influence on whether or not someone will buy a horse at public auction.
In fact, 28.4%
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